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Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-29
xzc Was Like tho Moon.

A plain-spoken country preacher in
Texas was called upon to make few
remarks at the grave of man who
was somewhat unpopular, and who
during his life was much addicted to
drink. The preacher fulfilled his task
in the following words: "With what
shall compare the deceased remains?
Shall l compare him with the. sun =?
No, never. The sun blinds people
With its brilliancy. The deceased
never blinded anybody with his brill
fancy. Shall l compare him with tt
stars? No, not with the stars shat
can only be seen at night. Our late
friend could be seen both day and
night at the saloons. think, on tt e
whole, we had better compare him
with the moon. The moon gets full
every once in while, and so did the
deceased. I've heard that the moon
borrows its light, and so did the re-
mains, for he smoked a great deal,
was always letting his cigar 60 out.
Peace to his ashes. ."--Texas Sftings,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-29
AN UNEASY PATE,
King Kaiakaua is still Eseing
Worried.

SAN Francisco, December 2S.-Pri-
vate advices received here from men,
bers OF the Hawaiian Legislature, say
that were it not for the presence of
the English and American men-of-
war in the harbor an outbreak would
undoubtedly have been made on the
assembling OF the Legislature Decem-
Der 10th. Minister Ashford brought
out the Honolulu Rifles with the in
tention OF subverting the Government
at once. but the success of his de-
sign was prevented by the officers of
the vessels, whose threats stopped
the proposed instruction before any
sanguinary trouble had occurred.
The Kings vetoes are among the
chief features of contention, their le-
gality however and the validity of the
constitution will be sustained with
out doubt, as the King has major
ity OF the-Supreme Court. The LIQUOR
and police bills which had been
passed by the LEGISLATURE
were returned to them with
the Kings veto. The ministers hope
to have 5. 7. Dole placed on the bench
as the Fifth Judge. The King has
put in trust to pay his debts, which
amount to $3.50, 900 exclusive of ST.
900 due Il Chinese merchant. which
was paid to the King as bribe to OBJ
tain license for the sale of opium,
all of bis real estate, which con-
sists of life interest in the
crown lands. and also lands which
he owns in fee, save two or three
small parcels. The trustees are J. q.
Carter, S M. Damen and Curtis Zan.
kea. All bills are to be presented
within three months. Dividends are
to be declared monthly. The title
papers have been recorded. The
Legislature passed a resolution, bv
vote of % to IL, that it was the
sense Of the Assembly that the acts of
the King in vetong the two bills re-
lating' to the abolishing of the Office of
Governors was unconstitutional, aud
a committee Of thirteen from the As
sembly and committee of the Cabi-
net waited upon the King and notified
him of the fact. The King referred
them to the Judges for their opinion
on the question. A letter from one of
the mobiles says that if the King does
not assent to the acts of the present
legislature, he will be dethroned and
a provisional government substituted.
SO limited is the state of these islands
that those most concerned in the
Kingdoms prosperity are fayoripg
annexation to the United States, and
the feeling in this respect is spread
ing among all classes.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-29
CONDENSED Telegranas.

Santa Fe and Missouri Pacific west
bound trains were showed up at Cros-
by and Healey, Kansas, yesterday.
John j. Iittleton, editor of the
Nashville (Tenn.) Reriew, who was
shot by Joseph r. Banks last Satur-
day, died yesterday.
A concession has been granted to
steamship company for line between
New York, New Orleans and Vera
Cruz. The vessels are to touch at all
Mexican ports on the Gulf of Mexico
and to carry mails.
The Commissioners who were ap-
pointed by the President to select
suitable postoffice site in San Fran
cisco, having reported that they could
not obtain one for $3.50, 900, have re-
ceived instructions to select the most
suitable location and submit it with .
proposal from the owner as to the
price at which the property can be
purchased.
The question of the policy of Diaz
allowing Americans to colonize Lower
California is strongly opposed in the
City of Mexico, on the ground that it
might lead to the same results as did
the colonization of Texas. Minister
Pacheco replies in pamphlet, show
| ing that there Is no danger in the
American colonization of Lower Cali
fornia, they being in large minority.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-29
MUTINOUS SOLDIERS.
They Set Their Barracks on Fiji

They Set Their lsarrackS ON Fire.
HALIFAX, December 2S.-A state OF
semi.mutiny prevails among the sol
diers quartered in Wellington bar
racks. Bad feeling has been brewing
among certain companies for some
time, and Monday two-thirds of the
regiment prepared to celebrate Christ
mas, decorated the barracks, and is
sued invitations for ball in the even
ing.
The soldiers had been drinking
most all the day, and orders were is
sued that no more liquor should be
furnished the men OF Company G.
At 6 O'Clock the barracks was discov-
cred to be on fire. The flames were
soon extinguished, and several SOL
diers were arrested, Us the work was
clearly incendiary.
The whole battalion was called out
into the exercise ground and orders
were issued that the ball festivities
should be indefinitely postponed. The
men were greatly enraged, and Colo
mel Luck, the commanding officer,
was hooted by the frenzied soldiers.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-29

are like the French rolls, and are de-
licious. The zwei-back or twice
baked bread is small slice Drowned
each side in the oven, which
makes it very crisp. The black bread
C mes in long loaves, certainly half
yard long. 1t is very nutritious,
and my children are very fond
of it. 1t is the universal custom
to give each servant one pound OF
coffee and one pound of sugar q
month, and half a pound of but er q
week also certain amount oil black
bread daily. This they use for their
own consumption. The cook does
the marketing and is perfectly trust
worthy. Everything is bought in
small quantities, and there is almost
nothing left over from one day to an
other. Nothing is wasted, and it is
quite study to see the various tempt
ing ways in which remnants are
worked over" Pieces of chicken
ham and beef are all chopped to-
gether, and all sorts of meat cakes and
croquettes are made. A very nice pie
is made by alternate layers of this
chopped meat and sliced potatoes, the
top being covered with bread crumbs
and the whole baked for half an hour.
The kitchen is the prettiest room in
the house. The white porcelain stove
with its bright soucepans, the dishes
ranged around the room in dressers,
the plants in the windows, and, above
all, the cleanliness that prevails. COM
blne to make the room q most pleas
ing picture. A servant never objects
to doing anything that is asked.
Backing the boots is part Of the
regular work of the second girl. l
have several times seen IL servant out
on the sidewalk helping to bring in
the coal. Ii an errand is to be done
the girl always goes out bareheaded,
even going to market with nothing
whatever for headgear.
The bedrooms have their peculiari-
ties. The beds are narrow and short.
Besides large feather pillow there is
hard, wedge-shaped pillow under
meath, which canses YOU to sit up in
bed. Nothing will persuade a Ger
man girl to leave it off. Nightly you
remove it, nightly it reappears. The
top sheet is tied on to sort of pillow
which is the sole coverlid. 1t would
be comfortable if it were larger and
not go fat, but it never will stay
where it belongs. Ii you pull it up
over your shoulders your feet stick
out; il you cover your feet your
shoulders are cold, and if you turn in
bed it slides off altogether. Good
Housekeeping.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-29
The Last Alpine Vulture.

According to the S,eiss Journal of
Ornithology, the Lammergeier, or AL
pine ,vulture, may be regarded as ex-
tinct in Switzerland, A solitary fe-
male specimen dwelt for the last
five years OH the Biotschhorn, in the
Upper Valois, and escaped countless
attempts at capture. But little time
ago, when the severe weather set in, q
poisoned fox was left below the cliff
and proved successful trap and the
bird was found dead. The body was
stuffed and placed in museum at
Lausanne; it measured across the
wings 21s meters, or nearly S81a
inches. Possibly one or two solitary
specimens may still linger in remote
eyries, but it is quite certain that a
nest is not to be found any longer, so
that this much dreaded species may
be considered to have disappeared
within the Swiss territory.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-29
HOW THEY STARTED.
A Table of the Beginnings i'm
life of Some Notable Men.

d11e Oh SOIAae N0tADtc Nchs
Xeb Vance was hotel clerk.
Senator Plumb was typesetter.
Hill, of Illinois, was u stenographer.
Boutelle, of Maine, was a sea cap
tain.
Plumb, of Illinois, WAS grocery
clerk.
Senator Allison was an abstract
clerk.
Guenther, OF Wisconsin, was Il
druggist.
Romeis, of Ohio, was baggage
master.
Deacon White, of New York, was a
miller.
John D. Long was country school
teacher.
Solicitor General jerks used to be a
surveyor.
Secretary Bayard was a clerk in
New York.
General Patrick Collins was an up
holsterer.
Pidcock, of New Jersey, was civil
engineer.
Bourke Cochran used to be school
teacher.
Smith, the Milwaukee member, is a
millwright.
Speaker Carlisle was a country
school teacher.
Tom Reed. of Maine, was a pay
master in the navy.
Dougherty, of Florida, was Il sailor
before the mast.
Senator Pasco was a school-teacher
at $40 q month.
Anderson of Kansas was a Presby
terian clergyman.
Leland Stanford was a country law
yer in Wisconsin.
Judge Chapman of Michigan was a
mine-prospector.
Senator Kenna was once coal
miner at IL 20 day.
Senator Dawes was school-teac her
and country editor.
Ben Butterworth used to be plan
tation boss in Virginia.
James B. White of Indiana was q
calico printer and tailor.
Taulbee, the tall Kentucky men,
ber, was divinity student.
Robertson, the new Louisiana mem
Der, is college professor.
Senator Morrill, of Vermont kept a
county grocery store.
Congressman Cultivate was prin-
cipal of city school five years.
Civil Service Commissioner Oberly
was a Chicago Times reporter.
Captain Dunham, the Chicago mem
Der, was an insurance agent.
Delegate Caine OF Utah was for
many years a theater manager.
Judge Tarsney, Michigan Con-
gresham, was steamboat engineer.
Justice Blatchford was Gov. w. Ii.
Stewards private secretary.
Senator Stewart, Of Nevada, mined
with pick and shovel in California.
Senator Sawyer "bought his time"
when Is years old and ran sawmill.
Senator. Cullom was famous as a
corn-husker in early days in Illinois.
John Lund, a Minnesota Congress
man, used to run threshing ma
chine.
Darlington, a Pennsylvania MEM
ber, was reporter on Philadelphia
dailies.
FELTON,, the California multi-mil-
lionaire, was chore boy on farm in
Erie County, N. Y.
John McShane, the millionaire
Omaha Congressman, was cowboy
without cent in 1S71.--[New York
Evening Sun.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-29
HOUSEKEEPING IN GERMANY.
Ways..That Seem Strange to Us of
Yankee Land.

In many respects it is much easier
to "keep house" in Germany than in
America. German servants are strong
and willing, and move along in the
same routine, never flying off at a
tanget, as the best Irish girl is prone
to do at most inconvenient seasons.
The houses are almost all apartment
houses, with rooms all on one floor.
No washing is done in the house,
not even the dish towels. Well
regulated German families have the
washing done once in three months
only, but the American residents, not
having such supply Of linen, send
out the washing each week. The
"wasch frau" comes in from the
country with her small cart, drawn
by a dog, and with huge basket on
her back. The prices are small, the
family washing for our family OF
eight costing but about 50 week.
None OF the bread is made in the
house. There is bakeshop on every
corner, and the bread is brought to
the door every morning. The rells
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-29
MAD MINERS.
A Terrible Battle With
ShOvels and Knives.
SMALL SIZED MEETING.
The Transc0ntinental Railroad
Companies Advance Their
Overland Rates.
Associated Press Dispatchesto the HERALD

Associated Press Dispatchesto the HERALD
New York, December 2S,-Advices
from Hibernia, small mining town
in Morris, New Jersey, tell of an aw-
ful riot there last Monday. The pop
ulation is composed OF Hungarians
and Russians, between whom a feud
has sprung up. On Monday all were
celebrating Christmas, and six Hun
garians in saloon were attacked by
twenty Russians, but the latter were
driven off. In the afternoon the Rus
slams moved in force on the saloon
with stones, clubs, shovels, bottles
and knives, and broke into the sa-
loon, but were forced back, aud more
Hungarians coming, the battle was
renewed in the roadway. Finally the
Russians were scattered. Ovor fifty
men were more or less hurt, and one
rioter was stabbed to death.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-29
A NEW MISSION.
he Coreans Send {. aIintstcr to
the United States.

- 1S SSAtesho Stha w.
the United States.
San Francisco, December % The
steamer Oceanic, which arrived from
Hongkong and Yokohama to-day,
says that the United States man-of-
way Omaha reached Nagasaki, Japan,
November 23d, having on board the
Corean Embassy accredited to the
United States, the dispatch Of which
the Chinese Government recently pro-
hibited, just as they were on the point
OF leaving. Whether the Chinese
eventually gave way in the matter, or
whether the Coreans left in spite OF
the threats that China would declare
war if her injunctions were disre
garded, is not stated. On the way
down the Omaha met a squadron OF
Chinese men-of-war, bound for Che
mulpa, but whether on a peaceful
mission or to support China's author
ity over Corea was not known. The
Corean flag was hoisted on the Omaha
as they passed. The embassy pro-
ceeded to Yokohama.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-29
ordered to submit.

LONDON, December 2S.-Advices
from Ralatea, one OF the Society
Islands, states that an officer COM
manding five French men-of-war at
that place, has issued an ultimatum
to the rebels, calling on them to sub
NIT to the authority OF King Tamatoa,
who is supported by French and Brit
ish interests, in the islands not in
tefered with.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-29
THEY GOT SCARED.
An Attempted Train Kosner

An Attempted TrRfn K0bberys
ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ, December 2S.
An attempt was made last night to
hold up the north-bound passenger
train at the Atlantic and Pacific juno
ton. Three men heavily armed
boarded the train. Two got on the
rear of the coach and third on the
car where the conductor and brake
man were standing. He covered
them with his gun and ordered them
to keep quiet. The two robbers on
the rear coach, however, became
frightened and ran away, whereupon
the third also took to fight. A posse
has started in pursuit af the men.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-29
Two Points of View.

SHAAAKIN, Pa, December 2S.-The
Reading railroad Knights of Labor
are still out. They will not return to
work till their associates are rein
stated.
READING, Pa, December 2S.-The
coal and freight traffic is firmly
re-established on the main line by the
Reading railroad.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-29
A RAISE IN RATES.
The Pool Gets in It's work.

CHICAGO, December 2S.--On Jan
uary Ist an important change is to bt
made in transcontinental passenger
rates, the requisite ten days notice O
the advance having been duly given
The increase was determined upon Al
the Chicago meeting some weeks ago
but there was for time some uncer
tainty whether it would be carried
out, owing to the apparent hesitation
of the Atchison and Santa Fe Com
pany in the matter. That corpora
alton, however, fell into line with the
result of an amicable agreement
among all of the interested transcon.
tinental roads.
California business has developed
into enormous figures, and the roads
concluded that the traffic could justly
bear an advance, as it was being
done at cheap rates when compared
with the fares prevailing in other
sections. The low figures are due to
the influence extended by the old
transcontinental war, when the rates
were pulled down to almost nothing,
aud only partially recovered when
the Interstate Commerce Law caused
a suspension of hostilities.
There are only two rates, unlimited
first-class, which has been raised in
most instances, and new second-class
tickets, which correspond with the
old emigrant or third-class rates.
Although increases will be found in
this class in the new schedule. there
will be only two rates in effect from
points on the Missouri river to the
Pacific coast, which will be $50 for
first-class, unlimited, and $S5 second
class. These will be the figures on
all transcontinental lines except via
st. Paul to Oregon and Washington
Territory.
Rates between Chicago and San
Francisco will be: First class, $72 so ;
st. Louis, $3.50; New York, $9l ;
Boston 1903. These tickets will be un-
limited; whereas, at the old rates,
continuous passage was necessary
The most important advance, how
ever, is in the round trip excursion
rates, the species OF travel which con-
stitutes nine-tenths of the business
now being done by the overland lines
since the boom began. These have
been fixed at $50 between Chicago
and the Pacific coast, and $50 from the
Missouri river. These have now been
advanced from Chicago to 800, and
from the Missouri river to $50.
There is this difference, however,
that under the old rule their use was
confined to certain dates on which
special trains were run, but by the
new deal excursion tickets are good
on any regular daily trains. as some
of the Chicago roads had contracts
with RAYMOND & Whitcomb excursion
parties under the old rates and run
ming into February. The BqI lingtor
and Missouri Pacific, which were moi
so well provided, were granted the
privilege of running one excursion
train each at the old rates during Jan
uary and February. These over all
lines will then be on an equality. The
cream of the excursion business fol
the year has already been done, the
number of tickets sold aggregatini
over 10000, to which will probably b'
added during the ensuing two months
somewhere in the neighborhood o
$1,000. The revenues derived durin,
the season from the business by tn
transcontinental lines will closely ap
proach "a, ,000, 900.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-29
A Man Kllle d.

PORTLAND, December 2S.-Near
Pendleton, D. B. King, 60 years old,
was attempting to pass from one car
to another while the train was round
ing a curve, and was thrown from the
car, falling to the rocks below. He
was instantly killed.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-29
A NE w ROAD.
The Projected San Joaqui

The Projected San Joaquin Line.
SAN Francisco, December 2S.-One
of the directors OF the Atlantic & Pa.
cific railroad, organized about u year
ago to run from San Francisco to Ba-
kersfeld, said to-day that the line
would run to Oakland, touching at
Grayson, Tracy and Grangerville.
Routes had been surveyed on both
sides of Lake Tulare, but it was un-
certain as yet which side would be
chosen, 1t depending upon the treat
ment received from the people along
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-29
THE OCEAN CABLE.
The Departure of the ssAlert'- On
the survey POstpOn. d.


OTTAWA, Ont, December 28.-The
Dominion's great steamer Alert,
which was to have left Halifax this
month for the Pacific, to make a sur
vey from British Columbia to Aus
tralia for the proposed cable, is still
detained, though for what reason is
not known. The two Governments
We're to carry on the survey jointly,
the Dominion's Government TO furn-
ish the steamer, and the Australian
Government to defray the expenses
Every arrangement has been made
for the Alert's departure and the
delay has caused much disappoint-
ment to the projectors. The expedi--
tion was to form part of Fleming's
scheme, by which it was proposed to
connect British Columbia, Australia
and India by ocean cable, and which
has also been promised the support
OF all the governments concerned.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-29
The rhmnderer Talks.

LONDON, December 2S.-The Times,
referring to the snow-balling of Mr..
Gladstone Yesterday, says it was a
discreditable act, though the Glad
stonians set the example by their do
ings at the Unionists' meetings. "The
position and age of Gladstone" says
the Times, "ought to insure him
against such insults.'
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-29
TEACHERS, ASSOCIATION.
Invitations to All Teachers to be
Present Next July.

SAN Francisco, December 2S.-
Professor A. E. Kellogg delivered the
annual address before the California
Teachers Association to-day. Tele-
grams were ordered to be sent to all
State Associations, inviting all teach
ers to attend the meeting OF the Ma
tional Association in this city in July
next. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent, Professor A. s. Cook of the Uni
versity of California; Secretary, Miss
May Madden of San Francisco; Treas
urer, ]. T. Hamilton OF San Fran
cisco.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-29
weather Proruostics.

SAN FRAsCIsco, December 2S.--The
indications for the next twenty-four
hours, commencing at A. NJ,
December Goth, are: For California,
rain, southerly winds, light to fresh
in Southern California. Brisk to high
elsewhere ; nearly stationary temper
ature.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-29

Manager Hart of the St. Louis
Browns, the Chicagos and the Phillies
has made a proposal to the manager
OF the Haight street grounds in San
Francisco for each OF his teams to
play the New York Giants q series Of
two games each for either the gate
receipts or an agreed percentage.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-29
In High Regard.

AUGUSTA, Ga, December 2S.-At
the funeral Of Abel Wright, the faith
full old negro janitor of st. Paul's
Church, G. G. Goodrich, cashier of
the Georgia Railroad Company, and
the vestry of the church. acted az
pall bearers and the entire congrega-
ton attended the services.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-29
Shot Dead.

SAN FRANCISCO, December 2S.--An
Albuquerque special to the Erominer
says that w. l.. Davis, Deputy
Sheriff and keeper of saloon. shot
and killed Albin johnson in the latter
place for refusing to desist from quar-
reling.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-29

forty miles east of Fresno, John
Jensen shot and killed Peter Larsen
in dispute over u squaw. Both men
were Danes and were engaged in
mining. Jensen came to town and
gave himself up. He pleads self-de-
fense in justification of the act.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-29
Not Guilty.

Cinco, December 2S.-Wm. Wind
ers, the young man arrested for COM
plicity in the death of Harry Broth
erton, young man shot near here q
few weeks ago, was tried and acquit-
ted to-day.